Customer Reviews

Body Glove Scuba II Cellsuit for Sanyo 8200

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Don't waste your money on this phone case. I waited over a week to get mine (took 5 days just to get from one city in Kentucky to another before even being directed to my city!), and when I opened it, excited to finally be able to put my new phone in it, it didn't fit right. "Glove"? Sure, it fit like a glove...like a glove that's so thick and tight on your hands that you can't move your fingers right. The Sanyo 8200, which it is DESIGNED FOR, has a very sensitive close mechanism, and this blocks it. Doesn't cover it up, but it keeps the phone from closing all the way, so the little point doesn't touch the sensor, and the light of the main LCD stays on. Sure, it goes out eventually, but then when a call comes in, the sub-LCD is worthless, because it still thinks the phone is open, so it doesn't show your caller ID! You could tug down the bottom half of the case a bit, to flatten it out a little, but then the tiny microphone hole gets muffled.

On top of that, the buttons on the side are much harder to use, and you can't feel the keypad because the plastic is so thick.

Don't waste your money on this thinking you're getting a deal on a high-end product--there's a reason it was discontinued. Try something else like the Sydney Harbour Sanyo 8200 Aniline Leather Case, the Sanyo PM8200 SCP-8200 8200 Leather Case by Wildcat, or the INSTEN - Sanyo 8200 Air Mesh Case. All are cheaper and will probably fit better--instead of 'fitting like a Glove'.

When I first bought the phone, I read the scathing review below this one on Amazon and was almost scared off, but naturally it was such a good deal, I bought it anyhow. I was pleased to find that the closing mechanism was not blocked and found it to work well, at least for the time being.

Fast-forward to 1 1/2 years later: I haven't abused the phone, but the Body Glove is cracked and broken and the aforementioned closing problem is now evident. It would even rapidly switch between open and closed, forcing me to disable the "answer calls on cell phone open" feature so it didn't answer phone calls and then immediately hang up on them. It didn't help that this 'protection' did not prevent the 8200's hinge from breaking, either. Both the phone and the case will eventually fall apart; don't buy either.